The Road to Masiaka

[Jay Carpenter]

Jay hadn't realized one of the kids was missing right away. Hell they all looked alike and when they ran around faster than cats scampering out of the barn, he couldn't keep track of any single one for long. Given his recent history, he was extra motivated to keep his eyes angled lower to the ground lately too. He was trained better than this. Better than almost everyone Danjou brought out here today. Why was he having such trouble?

The folds of the blinds fell back together as he pulled his hand from the window. Kamenashi's question was met with a grim "No, sir."
Jay harbored no warm and fuzzy feelings for the lieutenant, but neither were they on anything but professional terms. It was his frustration with Natalie that kept his jaw clenched tight.

He turned to face him, "Miss Grey is out there with Mister Danjou at the moment. Would you like me to search the building interior, Lieutenant?"
She was just one small kid. She could be anywhere. The question is whether or not she was actually trying to hide or if she just hadn't been seen yet.

Kamenashi seemed to be taking the girl's disappearance personally and thusly agreed that their search needed to be quick and methodical.

"Anybody know where the last time anyone saw Azubuike?"
Head shakes were his answer. So Jay stepped out to seek either him or the kid.